Demographics of Aberdeen city, Maryland

Aberdeen city, Maryland had 18,374 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,088 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Aberdeen city, in four figures

18,374
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 17,298 ±37.; +12.8%
Change since July 2020: +2,088 people.; 38.8 ±2.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $74,826 ±$8,950
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Aberdeen city, Maryland's population grew 12.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Aberdeen city, Maryland's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Aberdeen city, Maryland's population grew 12.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Aberdeen city, Maryland's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	16,286	100.0	100.0
2021	16,456	101.0	100.2
2022	16,962	104.2	100.7
2023	17,557	107.8	101.6
2024	17,650	108.4	102.5
2025	18,374	112.8	103.1

Population of Aberdeen city, Maryland on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	16,286	—
2021	16,456	+170
2022	16,962	+506
2023	17,557	+595
2024	17,650	+93
2025	18,374	+724

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.8 ±2.3: for men 35.8 ±3.4 and for women 42.1 ±2.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Aberdeen city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Under 5	1,096 ±236	6.3% ±1.4	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,642 ±401	15.3% ±2.3	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,426 ±354	8.2% ±2.0	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,158 ±553	29.8% ±3.2	26.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,046 ±443	23.4% ±2.6	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,930 ±398	16.9% ±2.3	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $74,826 ±$8,950, and income per person $40,079 ±$2,812, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,678 ±$597 in Maryland and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Aberdeen city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Maryland	United States
Under $25,000	1,078 ±274	14.8% ±3.7	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,388 ±373	19.0% ±5.0	12.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,189 ±254	16.3% ±3.4	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	959 ±249	13.1% ±3.3	11.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,283 ±245	17.6% ±3.2	18.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	798 ±193	10.9% ±2.6	12.5% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	605 ±173	8.3% ±2.3	20.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Aberdeen city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Maryland	United States
All ages	2,466 ±709	14.3% ±4.1	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	725 ±305	19.5% ±7.6	11.5% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,259 ±381	13.4% ±3.9	8.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	482 ±161	11.5% ±3.6	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Aberdeen city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Aberdeen city	Maryland	United States
Housing units	7,544 ±414	2,560,784 ±424	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.8% ±7.4	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.4% to 5.0%	7.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.1% ±2.9	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.9% ±4.3	32.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$261,400 ±$21,804	$419,900 ±$1,385	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,363 ±$78	$1,705 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±4	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Aberdeen city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,900 ±531	11.0% ±3.1	12.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,644 ±706	50.0% ±4.1	46.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,995 ±746	28.9% ±4.3	28.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	351 ±163	2.0% ±0.9	6.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 105	0% to 0.6%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	28 to 568	0.2% to 3.3%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,058 ±329	6.1% ±1.9	4.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Aberdeen city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Born in the state	9,947 ±644	57.5% ±3.7	46.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,077 ±606	29.4% ±3.5	34.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	671 ±251	3.9% ±1.5	1.8% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,603 ±466	9.3% ±2.7	16.6% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	741 ±232	4.3% ±1.3	9.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	427 to 1,297	2.5% to 7.5%	7.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Aberdeen city among the places of Maryland

84th of 203 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Maryland page.

Places of Maryland near Aberdeen city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Calverton CDP	17,624 ±1,379
Ferndale CDP	17,529 ±1,330
Adelphi CDP	17,395 ±1,462
White Oak CDP	17,329 ±1,668
Easton town	17,308 ±27
Aberdeen city	17,298 ±37
Parole CDP	17,229 ±1,270
Glenmont CDP	17,208 ±1,129
Glassmanor CDP	16,981 ±1,744
Cloverly CDP	16,646 ±1,542
Brooklyn Park CDP	16,067 ±1,251

Rankings this appears in

No. 8 Places in Maryland by poverty rate
No. 37 Places in Maryland by median age
No. 43 Places in Maryland by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 92 Places in Maryland by foreign-born share
No. 112 Places in Maryland by homeownership rate
No. 125 Places in Maryland by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026